Tess Damm trial pushed to May

The first-degree murder trial for a Lafayette teen implicated in the slaying of her mother has been rescheduled to May 12.

A shackled Tess Damm, 16, appeared briefly this morning in Boulder County District Court, and visiting Judge Gaspar Perricone set the new date at the request of defense attorneys, who are seeking more time.

A motions hearing also was scheduled for April 3.

Prosecutors did not oppose moving the trial from its original Feb. 18 date.

Linda Damm was found dead in the back of her Subaru in late February after police received a tip. Investigators say she had been dead for weeks, and Tess Damm's boyfriend, 18-year-old Bryan Grove, fatally stabbed the 52-year-old woman at her daughter's request.

The couple told police that Linda Damm was an abusive alcoholic.

Grove has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a deal with prosecutors, and is set to be sentenced to 40 years in prison next week.

Tess Damm has been charged as an adult, but remains in custody in juvenile jail.